"You should have told me sooner...we've got two children, and who knows - there might even be another one on the way.. And you just drop this now. Were you ever going to tell me? Or were you going to just carry on lying.." 

Josh placed the photo frame back onto the wall and made his way back to his wine glass.

“Look Alix, I don’t think you understand who these people are. If I told you the truth, and you asked me to stop...” Josh paused as he walked over to Alix. 

“You don’t say no to the fucking Mafia.” He continued. “Jesus. Alix, these men are fucking animals. They won’t hesitate to send some lunatic here. Why else do you think I have a gun in my closet with a pile of cash and passports.”

Josh grabbed her hands and looked directly at her. Right now what he was saying wasn’t about saving his marriage, it was about keeping the only thing that mattered to him alive.

“You need to understand that these men are very powerful. I made a mistake that I regret everyday of my life. But I have no choice but to live with the consequences if I ever want to see you again.”